Smooth pursuit in senescence. Effects of target acceleration and velocity

• Published in: Acta oto-laryngologica Vol. 104; no. 3-4; p. 290
• Main Authors: Zackon, D H, Sharpe, J A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 1987
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aging; Eye Movements; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pursuit, Smooth

Smooth pursuit responses to sinusoidal and triangular waveform targets were investigated in elderly and middle-aged subjects. The middle-aged pursued triangular targets with significantly lower gain than sinusoidal targets. In the elderly, pursuit gain was significantly lower than in the middle-aged...